Revisits the pan-Somalian nationalism of the 1960s when Kenyan Somalis attempted to secede and join the Somalia State that had been created after the merger of former British Somaliland and the Italian Trusteeship. This is the first insider's analysis of the so-called Shifta secessionist war and its degeneration into the apolitical banditry. It examines how it was affected by the Cold War, compares it with other African secessionist wars explores the connections with America's war on international terrorism. Index, b/w photos, 263pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

When does a country become a state? On 18 May 1991, the leaders of the Somali. National Movement and the elders of northern Somali clans proclaimed that they were setting up the new Republic of Somaliland. Why has Somaliland not followed Somalia into 'state collapse'? Over the past fifteen years Somaliland has successfully managed a process of reconciliation, demobilisation and the restoration of law and order. A constitutionally based government has held three democratic elections. The capital Hargeysa has become an international trading centre. Why has Somaliland yet to be recognised by the international community? Index, bib, 271pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

A study of American war powers looking at presidential authority and the issue of ideology, appraising the Clinton adminstration's foreign policy and participation in the United Nations and NATO. The author presents six case studies of the most prominent deployments and uses of American force during the 1990s; Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq and against Osama bin Laden. Index, notes, app, xv, 224pp, USA. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY PRESS, 0826514146

A companion volume to BETRAYAL OF THE SOMALIS, it considers in detail the history of the Somali people in the Ogaden region. Using a wide range of both modern and historical sources, the author argues for the right of the Somalians living in the region be given the right to decide and secure their own future. Includes extensive appendices. Index, bib, maps, 161pp, UK. REX COLLINGS.

Somali communities can be found in nearly every corner of the world from small rural towns like Barron, Wisconsin and Lewiston, Maine in the United States, to cities like Johannesburg, Sydney, Helsinki, Minneapolis, and Toronto. Diasporic Somalis are just as likely to speak Afrikaans or Finnish as they are to speak Somali. This book represents the first attempt to map the social and cultural contours of the Somali diaspora in a global context. Using case studies from Somali communities in Africa, Europe, and North America, the contributors to this volume construct a global framework for studying the Somali diaspora. This framework simultaneously compares dispersed Somalis in different cultural, economic, political, and racial contexts, and captures the fluid, transnational context of the Somali diaspora. The central questions that guide this book are: How do these contexts inform the production and maintenance of Somali diaspora formation? Consequently, how do the making and remaking of diasporic identities affect local Somali communities, the global diaspora community, host societies as well as the homeland communities they left behind? Index, 335pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

What can be learned from the struggles in Somalia and Somaliland to help prevent the collapse of independent states and cultural groups when confronted by a series of today’s complex challenges, ranging from militarism, dictatorship and the politicisation of diverse ethnic/clan groups? Why and how did the Siyad military dictatorship survive for over two decades? What makes a society with a relatively shared culture break into two entities, one moving towards self-government by its citizens and the other choosing authoritarian rule? In this book of essays, Dr. Hussein Adam explores questions like these as he analyses the Somali crisis and contrasts the political cultures of Somalia and Somaliland. In the process, he reveals some of the underlying complexities that can result in the collapse or sustained development of a society. He explores how indigenous political structures foster local initiatives in peace building and democratic governance. 259pp, USA. AFRICA WORLD PRESS.

The first real attempt to identify and analyse the basic assumptions which had informed the construction of the now debunked myth of homgeneity. index, maps 256pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS, 0932415997

Detailing the striking feature of Somali law, which is compensatory, rather than punitive, van Notten demonstrates how this legislature stands in line with the Latin and Medieval laws and English Common law. He delineates areas within Somali law that are in need of non-legislative change and shows clearly why any attempt to set up a democracy in Somalia would inevitably produce chaos. Index, 255pp, USA. RED SEA PRESS.

First published in 1961, this ethnography describes the political system of the Northern Somali nomads in their arid ecological setting, where competition for access to water and pasture, especially in the dry season, is acute and leads to frequent and often long drawn out feuds. With new introduction by Said Samatar, and an afterword by the author. B/w photos, bib, index, xxiv, 320pp, xxvi, GERMANY/UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852552807

Somalia is an extreme case of an economy without a government. In this volume the author looks at the ways in which the Somalian people have worked together to provide stability and security in large parts of the country, while urban centres continues to suffer violence and economic disruption. He also analyses the new trading freedoms within the unofficial economy, and its consequwnces on national and international trading. Index, refs, maps, diags, b/w illus, xviii, 206pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS, 0852558651

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Adelphi Paper 364. Since 9/11, Somalia has attracted intense scrutiny in the war on terrorism, earning a permanent place on the shortlist of potential terrorist safe havens. Looking at the threat of state collapse on international security, this paper analyses the dynamics of state collapse in Somalia, the interests appearing to perpetuate the Somali crisis and the challenges facing efforts to promote state building and reconciliation. Notes, maps, tables, 92pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

A collection of essays describing the Somali famine and war through the eyes of Somali women. The authors look at war crimes against women and girls, the experiences of asylum seekers and refugees in the Canda, and women's efforts in peace building. These papers provide researchers and students of gender and conflict with rare first hand accounts highlighting the impact of war on gender relations, and women's struggle for equal political rights in a situation of state collapse. Index, apps, notes, 257pp, UK. PLUTO PRESS, 0745322085

Analysis of the contemporary political history of Somalia from a pre-colonial, stateless society through independence, modern state formation and collapse, to the recent emergence of new states with their roots in both traditional society and the modern state. The author particularly explores the emergence of Somaliland state, and also looks at other attempts at state formation such as Puntland and the Riverine State. Maps, notes, bib, ndex, 312pp, THE NETHERLANDS. INTERNATIONAL BOOKS, 9057270382

The long awaited paperback edition of this book now available - explanations for the civil war have generally focused on personalities, clan affiliations or Cold War competition. This book examines issues of land and resources as key ingredients in the events that led to war. Adds a new dimension to the understanding of factional politics and ethnic/regional rivalries in Somalia. Index. bib, statistics, 240pp, UK. HAAN ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING.

The collected papers presented at the EASS/SSIA International Congress of Somali Studies held in Turku, Finland, in August 1998. Index, maps, notes, refs, 511pp, FINLAND. CENTRE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION.

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New edition (first published in 1994) with new introductory material and map of Mogadishu showing factional dispositions. Highlights the dilemmas inherent in the UN's peacekeeping and peacemaking efforts of the 90s, and the Operation Restore Hope debacle. Index, xxv, 222pp, UK. HAAN ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING, 2001 1874209480 2001 Paperback